E-journals access and management
By: Wayne Jones, guest editor.
Contributors: Jones, Wayne, 1959-
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Binghamton, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 335
ISBN-13: 9780789033857; 9780789033864
Subjects: Libraries -- Special collections -- Electronic journals; Electronic journals -- Management; Serials control systems; Serials librarianship; Libraries and electronic publishing; Academic libraries -- Case studies
Genres: Case studies.
Description: The proliferation of e-journals and their impact on library collections is tremendous. E-Journals Access and Management takes a comprehensive look at how e-journals have changed the library landscape and offers librarians strategies to better manage them. This useful resource provides a broad overview of the practical and theoretical issues associated with the management of electronic journals, and contains practical and illuminating case studies of problems faced and solutions found in individual libraries. Containing chapters by respected authorities on this dynamic topic of debate, E-Journals Access and Management presents vital information on a full range of issues dealing with electronic resource access and management, including bibliographic and web access, acquisitions, and licensing.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Electronic resources : the new frontier for academic libraries / Kathleen Shearer; title: Copyright, ejournals, and libraries : points of intersection / Brett Waytuck; title: Open access journals : the global movement and local publishing / Wayne Johnston; title: Preserving the outputs of scholarly communication for the long term : a review of recent developments in digital preservation for electronic journal content / Michael Day; title: Current challenges in licensing negotiation : an academic library perspective / Joy Kirchner; title: Developing a model license : a Canadian consortium's experience / Scott Gillies, Tony Horava; title: Ejournals, budgets, and collection policies : managing the serials / Will Wakeling; title: Redefining service roles in the e-environment / Rollo Turner; title: Decline of print journals / Tinker Massey; title: The collaborative journey from print to electronic / Karen Pifher; title: When print doesn't fade / Christa Easton; title: Access revolution : the birth, growth, and supremacy of electronic journals as an information medium / Norm Medeiros; title: RDA and ejournals / Chris Oliver; title: The need for electronic resource management systems in libraries / Stephanie H. Wical; title: Shopping in the ERM aisle : vendor and open source offerings and hints for the busy shopper / Andrew Waller, Helen Clarke; title: Knowledgebase maintenance and its impact on electronic access tools / Peter McCracken; title: Electronic resource management using a vendor product / Janet Chisman, John Webb; title: A homegrown contract database / Charlene N. Simser; title: Ejournal workflow, staffing, and collaboration in technical services : a taste for coffee, a tolerance for ambiguity, and a happy ending / Ladd Brown; title: Ejournal management in the small academic library / Krista M. Reichard, Brent Alan Mai, Judy Anderson; title: Thoughts on the future of ejournal management and access / Steve Oberg.